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of the clearance requests submitted to 

OMB for review, call the HRSA Reports 

Clearance Office at (301) 443–1129. 

The following request has been 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget for review under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995: 

Proposed Project: Data Collection Tool 

for Rural Health Community-Based 

Grant Programs: (New) 

The mission of the Office of Rural 

Health Policy (ORHP) is to sustain and 

improve access to quality care services 

for rural communities. In its authorizing 

language (SEC. 711 of the Social 

Security Act. [42 U.S.C. 912]), Congress 

charged ORHP to ‘‘administer grants, 

cooperative agreements, and contracts to 

provide technical assistance and other 

activities as necessary to support 

activities related to improving health 

care in rural areas.’’

In 1991, the Health Service Outreach 

Grants were first appropriated, under 

the authority of Section 301 of the 

Public Health Service (PHS) Act. In 

1996, the Health Centers Consolidation 

Act of 1996 added the Section 330A 

Rural Health Outreach Grant Program to 

the PHS Act. In 2002, this was amended 

and authorized again in the PHS Act, 

Section 330A, as the Rural Health Care 

Services Outreach, Rural Health 

Network Development, and Small 

Health Care Provider Quality 

Improvement Grant Programs. Five rural 

health grant programs are currently 

operating under this authority: (1) The 

Rural Health Care Services Outreach 

Grant Program (Outreach), (2) the Rural 

Health Network Development Program 

(Network Development), (3) the Small 

Health Care Provider Quality 

Improvement Grant Program (Quality), 

(4) the Delta States Rural Development 

Network Grant Program (Delta), and (5) 

the Network Development Planning 

Grant Program (Network Planning). 

These grants are to provide expanded 

delivery of health care services in rural 

areas, for the planning and 

implementation of integrated health 

care networks in rural areas, and for the 

planning and implementation of small 

health care provider quality 

improvement activities. 

In general, the grants may be used to 

expand access to, coordinate, and 

improve the quality of essential health 

care services, and enhance the delivery 

of health care, in rural areas. 

For these programs, program 

performance measures were drafted to 

provide data useful to the program and 

to enable HRSA to provide aggregate 

program data required by Congress 

under the Government Performance and 

Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. These 

measures cover the principle topic areas 

of interest to ORHP, including: (a) 

Access to care; (b) the underinsured and 

uninsured; (c) workforce recruitment 

and retention; (d) sustainability; (e) 

health information technology; (f) 

network development; and (g) healthrelated clinical measures. Several 

measures will be used for all five 

programs. All measures will speak to 

the Office’s progress toward meeting the 

goals set forth in its strategic plan. 

The annual burden estimate for this 

proposed collection is as follows: 

Grant program Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

responses 

Total 

responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total hour 

burden 

Rural Health Outreach Grant Program ................................ 121 1 121 1 .25 151 .25 

Rural Health Network Development .................................... 33 2 66 4 264 

Delta States Rural Development Network Grant Program .. 12 1 12 1 .25 15 

Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Grant 

Program ............................................................................ 15 1 15 1 15 

Network Development Planning Grant Program ................. 10 1 10 4 40 

Total .............................................................................. 191 ........................ 234 ........................ 525 .25 

Written comments and 

recommendations concerning the 

proposed information collection should 

be sent within 30 days of this notice to 

the desk officer for HRSA, either by email to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov 

or by fax to 202–395–6974. Please direct 

all correspondence to the ‘‘attention of 

the desk officer for HRSA.’’

Dated: February 12, 2008. 

Alexandra Huttinger, 

Acting Director, Division of Policy Review 

and Coordination. 

[FR Doc. E8–3064 Filed 2–19–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Mental Health; 

Notice of Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice 

is hereby given of a meeting of the 

Interagency Autism Coordinating 

Committee. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public, with attendance limited to space 

available. Individuals who plan to 

attend and need special assistance, such 

as sign language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

inform the Contact Person listed below 

in advance of the meeting. 

Name of Committee: Interagency Autism 

Coordinating Committee (IACC). 

Date: March 14, 2008. 

Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Agenda: Discussion of IACC Strategic Plan 

for Autism Spectrum Disorder Research and 

responsibilities of the IACC under the 

Combating Autism Act. 

Place: Ronald Reagan Building and 

International Trade Center, Rotunda, North 

Tower, 8th Floor, 1300 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004, Phone: 

202–312–1300. 

Contact Person: Tanya Pryor, Interagency 

Autism Coordinating Committee, National 

Institute of Mental Health, NIH, 6001 

Executive Boulevard, Room 6187, MSC 9669, 

Bethesda, MD 20892–9669, (301) 443–7153, 

pryort@mail.nih.gov. 

Any member of the public interested in 

presenting oral comments to the committee 

may notify the Contact Person listed on this 

notice at least 10 days in advance of the 

meeting. Interested individuals and 

representatives of organizations may submit 

a letter of intent, a brief description of the 

organization represented, and a short 

description of the oral presentation. Only one 

representative of an organization may be 

allowed to present oral comments and if 

accepted by the committee, presentations 

may be limited to five minutes. Both printed 

and electronic copies are requested for the 

record. In addition, any interested person 

may file written comments with the 

committee by forwarding their statement to 

the Contact Person listed on this notice. The 

statement should include the name, address, 

telephone number and when applicable, the 

business or professional affiliation of the 

interested person. 

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vehicles are screened upon entry into the 

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A registration form and information about 

the meeting is available on the IAC Web site: 

https://www.infinityconferences.com/ 

InfiniBase/Reg/NIMH2-37/MarchPublic. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.242, Mental Health Research 

Grants; 93.281, Scientist Development 

Award, Scientist Development Award for 

Clinicians, and Research Scientist Award; 

93.282, Mental Health National Research 

Service Awards for Research Training, 

National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: February 12, 2008. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 08–748 Filed 2–19–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Mental Health; 

Notice of Closed Meetings 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice 

is hereby given of the following 

meetings. 

The meetings will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel, 

Building Translational Research in 

Integrative Behavioral Science. 

Date: March 11, 2008. 

Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive 

Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852. (Telephone 

Conference Call) 

Contact Person: Vinod Charles, PhD., 

Scientific Review Administrator, Division of 

Extramural Activities, National Institute of 

Mental Health, NIH, Neuroscience Center, 

6001 Executive Blvd., Room 6151, MSC 9606, 

Bethesda, MD 20892–9606, 301–443–1606. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel, K99 

Spring 08 Review. 

Date: March 18, 2008. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Holiday Inn Georgetown, 2101 

Wisconsin Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20007. 

Contact Person: Henry J. Haigler, PhD., 

Scientific Review Administrator, Division of 

Extramural Activities, National Institute of 

Mental Health, NIH, Neuroscience Center, 

6001 Executive Blvd., Rm. 6150, MSC 9608, 

Bethesda, MD 20892–9608, 301–443–7216, 

hhaigler@mail.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel, AIDS 

Center Supplement. 

Date: March 28, 2008. 

Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive Blvd., 

Rockville, MD 20852. (Telephone Conference 

Call) 

Contact Person: Henry J. Haigler, PhD., 

Scientific Review Administrator, Division of 

Extramural Activities, National Institute of 

Mental Health, NIH, Neuroscience Center, 

6001 Executive Blvd., Rm. 6150, MSC 9608, 

Bethesda, MD 20892–9608, 301–443–7216, 

hhaigler@mail.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.242, Mental Health Research 

Grants; 93.281, Scientist Development 

Award, Scientist Development Award for 

Clinicians, and Research Scientist Award; 

93.282, Mental Health National Research 

Service Awards for Research Training, 

National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: February 12, 2008. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 08–749 Filed 2–19–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse 

and Alcoholism, Notice of Closed 

Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice 

is hereby given of the following 

meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute on 

Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Special 

Emphasis Panel, AA–3—Study Section 

Conflict. 

Date: March 5, 2008. 

Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Residence Inn Bethesda, 7335 

Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. 

Contact Person: Beata Buzas, PhD., 

Scientific Review Administrator, National 

Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 

National Institutes of Health, 5635 Fishers 

Lane, Rm 3041, Rockville, MD 20852, 301–

443–0800, bbuzas@mail.nih.gov. 

This notice is being published less than 15 

days prior to the meeting due to the timing 

limitations imposed by the review and 

funding cycle. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.271, Alcohol Research 

Career Development Awards for Scientists 

and Clinicians; 93.272, Alcohol National 

Research Service Awards for Research 

Training; 93.273, Alcohol Research Programs; 

93.891, Alcohol Research Center Grants, 

National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: February 12, 2008. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 08–750 Filed 2–19–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Mental Health; 

Notice of Closed Meetings 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice 

is hereby given of the following 

meetings. 

The meetings will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel, AIDS 

P30s Spring 08. 

Date: March 10, 2008. 

Time: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive 

Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852. (Telephone 

Conference Call) 


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